Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced today that Mike Wallace will drive the No. 10 Dodge at Charlotte this weekend and A.J. Allmendinger will take over driving duties at Martinsville on Oct. 19 and for the remainder of the 2008 Sprint Cup season.
Wallace and Allmendinger replace Patrick Carpentier, who drove the No. 10 in 24 races this season. Allmendinger, 26, is committed to driving the No. 00 this weekend at Charlotte.
“I’m excited about this news,” Allmendinger said. “GEM has great equipment and I’m confident we can take these final five races and get the No. 10 up in points. I know we have a lot of work to do, but we are going to give it our best shot. I’m looking forward to spending some time with Crew Chief Mike Shiplett and the guys starting at Martinsville.”
Reed Sorenson will assume the driving duties of the No. 10 at the beginning of the 2009 season
